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"What is the chief end  of man?  -- to get rich.   In what way? -- dishonesty if we can; honestly if we must."

(The phrase "end of man" means what a person's goal is in life.  Write a minimum of 5 sentences explaining whether you agree with Mark Twain's statement and why you agree or disagree.)

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I would agree with Mark Twain's quote. Many of the most successful people at that time got to where they were in the search of more money. Many of them have lied or made something up in order to get money for themselves. Usually, the truth wasn't discovered until they already had money in their pockets. Another reason for them being as rich as they were was the fact that they hired people to work for them, and all of the profit went to themselves, and not to the workers who put the effort into the company.

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I agree with this quote because the end goal of life is more accurate if we are honesty.It will be irrelevant if we are dishonest with ourselves and wasting life’s potential if all we want is a check. Honesty is one step closer to the answer of humanity and what people want out of it.Most people may have lied to get something they may have wanted in life whether big or small. It is important we take this quote seriously and honestly to better comprehend life’s perspective on a balanced level everyone understands.

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I agree with Mark Twain because we all probably have that goal or have had it. I take this qoute and think about how many people have only gone places or did things just for money but then there is people who are honest with it and actually true to themseleves. the honest ones who have done the work didn´t get the money but the people who didn´t do anything but hire the workers. As we know the truth wasn´t discovered until after they got the money.

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I disagree with Mark Twain because in a way money does make the world go round. But everyone has different life aspirations. Some people choose to have a very simple life and aren't worried about the money they just want to be happy and have a good time. And even if they care about money that's a thought people have on the back burner of their minds. In the end, everyone leads a different life that follows different cares and goals.

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I disagree with Mark Twain's quote because even if you are making lots of money some people are not happy. My "chief end of man" is to be happy and successful. If I am able to get a job that makes me jump out of bed to go to then I might just live my life just making money then dying instead of enjoying my life. I know that many people want to make lots of money and be successful. They would just live their life doing that instead of going for things that would make them be happy for years. People in the guilded age, all they thought about was making money. Some people even cut corners to boost profits and stoped paying workers for their hard work and pocketed all the money.

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I agree with Mark Twain's quote that he said. First back then and now people think that the more money you have means you are more successful. And back then many people did lie to get money if it was a simple lie or a lie that gave them thousands. When they weren't lying they were still getting money by telling the truth only because they had to. After reading this quote I agree with mark twain.

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I agree with this Mark Twain's qoute. This qoute is generally stating that the end goal for almost every person is to be wealthy. The terms by which you could obtain that wealth could come by honestly or dishonestly. To me when Twain stated "In what way? -- dishonesty if we can; honestly if we must," it sounded like honesty is a last resort to obtain wealth. This can still be commonly seen in todays society by polticians and people who are already wealthy. People will resort to anything if it means that they can become wealtheir than they are now.

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I agree with Mark Twain's statement because most successful and rich people lied to get to the top. Lots of them made their money by having other people do labor for them and then benefit from their work. It would be nice if people were honest but that's just not how the world works. This is why most of the most successful have so many controversies around them. All of this proves that when it comes to money most people are not honest.

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I agree with this quote because our life goals are more accurate if we are honest. Honest with ourselves and with the people around us. There are many successful people throughout the world that got where they are because of honesty. If we were dis honest with ourselves we wouldn't get anywhere or make any money. And without that you wont get anywhere in this world

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I do agree with quote the only way of succeeding in america is having money and land. That's something you can't argue.
Its also hard to achieve that money honestly. Lying and cheating have became common to those who have less. It require a long process of working and sustainability to earn money honestly and some don't have the opportunity.

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I agree with Mark Twain's statement. It is far easier to get to an end goal by lying. Especially when your goal is to get rich as many successful people used dishonesty to amass such a fortune. However, the ones that rely on honesty may have the better goal. Simply enjoy life as much as possible if you must, be truthful.

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I disagree with Mark Twain's statement. The life goal of getting rich sounds like it would be miserable to keep up with. What's the point of money if you aren't happy, and if you follow the statement (being dishonest to make money) then you are making everyone unhappy. And the part about being dishonest to make as much money as you can by stealing from the people that allow you to have your lifestyle ( being rich), that's a terrible thing to do. And only being honest when you need to just sounds like a bad plan. Because the people you are stealing from will notice or begin to. Just be honest always and you don't need to worry as much about your past secrets and actions 🤬 you over later.

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I agree with mark twain, to me this quote means that people don't care about how they get rich or what to do to get rich as long as they get there. most of the people that are successful lied to many people to get to where they are now. I think a lot of people lie to get where they want in life because it's easier. I also disagree with him because some people were honest and got successful by always telling the truth or helping other people. for the honest people that got where they wanted they took more pride in it because they worked hard for it.

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I agree with the quote. A lot of wealthy people tend to have a "bad" past that they cover with money. Most people lie onto platforms or are attention-seeking while others actually stride for money by working rather than getting it easy. In the beginning most people would lie because it would get you more money and most people want to be wealthy and have a lot of money and will do whatever it takes to have that money. A lot of people become selfish and remain selfish until they feel they have a lot of money to be rich. Therefore most males' goals are to have a lot of money and mainly males take the lead in being wealthy. Therefore I agree, people will do whatever for a stack of cash

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I agree with Mark Twain's quote because having a lot of money and being wealthy is what most people want in life but it is not very easy to come by. Being dishonest is the reason many people are wealthy because lying can make you look like a better person, in fact, many people today lie to receive jobs that will help them make money but you must be honest if you really want a good job that will get you a lot of money. This isn't always the case though, some people can lie and be dishonest so much that it just becomes part of their life and who they are and they can't get past it. This could lead them to a lot of money based on lies or it can hold them back from receiving a good job leaving them with little money.

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I agree with this quote. Everyone wants money, either because they are poor, and need money, or they are middle class but need a lot of money for a house or for college, or they are rich and want more because everybody wants money. It is easier to acquire that money dishonestly and faster than honestly. Anybody could get more money faster illegally than legally. But if there is no other way, they will acquire it legally.

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I agree with Mark Twain's quote because to a lot of people getting rich is their main goal in life, but it isn't so easy to achieve. it's easier to get things in life if you let people hear what they wanna hear. so most of the time people lie or make things up to get their way and the truth is often left in the dark. there are people who are honest and true to themselves and to those around them and they end up succesful, but that's not the case for evryone which leads them to lie to get their way

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I agree with Mark Twain's quote. A lot of people's life goal is to be wealthy since it's hard to live with not a lot of money. Many people will lie to make their way in life. When he said, "Dishonesty if we can; honestly if we must." it shows that a lot of people will lie, but resort to honesty if it's not working. Most politicians, rich people, etc today have lied to make their way.

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I agree with this quote because many people desire to become wealthy. A lot of people come to America to become wealthy and get a better life or known as the "American Dream." The American Dream is defined as the idea that everyone has an opportunity to achieve success and I believe that a lot of people's idea of success is wealth. Many people lie and make new lives so they can fulfill the need for success. Like Mark Twain says "dishonesty if we can" I interpret that as they are going to take their dishonesty until they can reach their goal wealth, once they reach that goal they have felt success. "Honestly if we must," meaning people only will speak the truth if they have to and like he said ride out the lies until they meet their success.

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The quote by Mark Twain encapsulates all of the decisions and actions that the wealthy must take to get to where they are. People, whether with evil or good intentions, have no choice but to tell lies because it is the quickest method to reach wealth. Many people refer to ¨wealth¨ as their ultimate goal or that it can buy happiness, but obtaining it will cost you time that you could have spent with your loved ones and family. Wealth is a meaningless goal; a person's life should be a narrative of their own experiences, rather than money being the story itself. To my mind, prioritizing money over happiness will prevent you from forming relationships and socializing with other people; this type of lifestyle will be depressing as well as weakening. Everyone is independent to pursue their own goals in life, but having a goal such as wealth will cause that person to crave human contact instead of money. In conclusion, I agree with the quote as it exemplifies how the wealthy will go to any length to acquire wealth.

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I agree with this quote from Mark Twain. All people want these days is to be wealthy or rich. People think being rich is the key to being successful. They think that's what they are meant to do. They think all they have worked for is just to have money which in most ways isn't. This is where we are dishonest to ourselves.